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on john mccain, i made that myself and i want to say hurrah to john mccain and all good wishes. i am a democrat and i basically respected the man. he served our country with honor and one trump dissed him, it was a slap in the face to every soldier who served this country with pride. he should take it back and mccainze unless tv to and all the wounded warriors who did their job with no second thought of their own safety. love to protect our country. that is all i have to say. colorado, kelly, independent. share your thoughts. john mccain is a vietnam that. he was an honorable man and he served. thereople who were continually got stomped and spit on. uniform, even wear his my father, when he came back from vietnam. country have this ignored the military from day one. dependence from the military you take a weapon no one and every thing about, i don't know, this has seemingly gone down the toilet. wise medical so high? half -- hospitals are in a profit business. you cannot go anywhere. where does it stop? host: ok. diagnosis, here is information about glioblastoma. it is the most
on john mccain, i made that myself and i want to say hurrah to john mccain and all good wishes. i am a democrat and i basically respected the man. he served our country with honor and one trump dissed him, it was a slap in the face to every soldier who served this country with pride. he should take it back and mccainze unless tv to and all the wounded warriors who did their job with no second thought of their own safety. love to protect our country. that is all i have to say. colorado, kelly,...
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you heard senator mccain, german thornberry on the house side. the mandatory spending cuts are supposed to go into effect in 2016. they are all concerned, the nominee included, that that can cripple the military and will set them back. but as of now, we have not seen much of an alternative plan, just a lot of promises that they need to get rid of this. the military absolutely needs to have that money. we heard carter say that he thinks it is a full's that will harm national security. we heard senator mccain say he wants to see it go on, but there is still no real alternative. >> ashton carter was asked about arming the ukrainian rebels. what did he say? >> he was a little fun -- he was a little fuzzy on the specifics. he supports the idea but will look into it more. this is one of several different issues he will have to wade into immediately. the pentagon now is in wait and see mode as the white house has been. we will see where that lands when he gets into office. >> another issue is brought up by several senators, including senator gillibrand.
you heard senator mccain, german thornberry on the house side. the mandatory spending cuts are supposed to go into effect in 2016. they are all concerned, the nominee included, that that can cripple the military and will set them back. but as of now, we have not seen much of an alternative plan, just a lot of promises that they need to get rid of this. the military absolutely needs to have that money. we heard carter say that he thinks it is a full's that will harm national security. we heard...
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with obama and mccain, you saw mccain would not talk to him. is that engagement easy? at this point these are people who do not like each other. jim: i hadn't thought about it, but that may have been exactly what the problem was. it withain had just had obama and his people.they about him, hegs was tired of it, and he didn't feel like having a "civilized" exchange. that was not canned. obama, what look at we know about him since he has been president, that was the real barack obama on the stage, too. that manner he demonstrated in the first debate is the manner he demonstrated as president of the united states. the thing we all have to keep in mind, and i remind people all the time, there are very few accidents that become candidates for president of the united states. these people have been through meat grinders and mix masters. they have been tumbled and called every name of the book -- in the book, they have been accused of everything, they have had people yelling at them, and they have been tested, and tested, and tested by the time they get on stage in front of de
with obama and mccain, you saw mccain would not talk to him. is that engagement easy? at this point these are people who do not like each other. jim: i hadn't thought about it, but that may have been exactly what the problem was. it withain had just had obama and his people.they about him, hegs was tired of it, and he didn't feel like having a "civilized" exchange. that was not canned. obama, what look at we know about him since he has been president, that was the real barack obama on...
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senator mccain chairs this three-hour hearing. sen. mccain: good morning. the committee meets today on the joint country has a plan of action which the u.s. and other major powers have signed with iran. we welcome our distinguished witnesses and thank them for joining us today. we appreciate the senators and secretary moniz and lew being here. for the record, i did not request the presence of it secretary kerry or moniz or secretary lew. i'm glad they are here, as their desire to do so. since this focus is today's hearing it's on a strategic and military implications of the iran agreement. what we want to know, among other things, is how this agreement will affect regional security proliferation, and the balance of power in the middle east, and what impact it may have on iran's maligned activities and hegemonic ambitions in the region. what it means for perceptions of american credit ability and resolve among our allies and partners, and what the consequences are for u.s. defense public hearing -- defense, policy. we concerted these broader strategic conseq
senator mccain chairs this three-hour hearing. sen. mccain: good morning. the committee meets today on the joint country has a plan of action which the u.s. and other major powers have signed with iran. we welcome our distinguished witnesses and thank them for joining us today. we appreciate the senators and secretary moniz and lew being here. for the record, i did not request the presence of it secretary kerry or moniz or secretary lew. i'm glad they are here, as their desire to do so. since...
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let me follow-up to what senator mccain said. when we met in december, i described it was before the leadership of the department two estimates of with a program was going. one provided by the program office and contractor, another provided independently by ms. fox's office, the so-called jet estimate. there was a wide discrepancy between the two. we and secretary gates came to the view that the jet estimate , this one, was credible, carefully done, and should be the basis for the budgeting and programming plan going forward. that is the gist of the report i will give you today that underlines the disappointing news that there will be breaches in our largest program. if there is any silver lining is only this, that as between this optimistic story, by addressing the reason for the difference, we have understood better what is driving poor performance, and we have found some steps, managerial steps we can take. some have been described by secretary gates. senator mccain mention one, steps taken to compress the development program
let me follow-up to what senator mccain said. when we met in december, i described it was before the leadership of the department two estimates of with a program was going. one provided by the program office and contractor, another provided independently by ms. fox's office, the so-called jet estimate. there was a wide discrepancy between the two. we and secretary gates came to the view that the jet estimate , this one, was credible, carefully done, and should be the basis for the budgeting and...
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went over to england on behalf of senator mccain and they got the dossier and they brought it back. john showed it to me and let me , il you that when i read it can't say what i said. it was scary. i thought they had compromised president trump. if you read this document, it is chilling. i told john we live in a weird world. i don't know if this is misinformation by russia, i don't know if trump did all of this stuff but i know that you and i cannot determine it. comey at it over to the fbi. he locked it in his safe that night. and i can tell you having looked at it that it was unnerving. this is what i would say -- if by then -- [cell phone ringing] [laughter] by then there were numerous reports that steele was out to get trump, that things were not on the up and up -- i don't fault anyone for looking into allegations like this but i do fault them for lying and misrepresenting to the court. put yourself in carter page's position. whatever you think of him, i don't think he is james bond. they put this guy through hell. there are other people that spent thousands of dollars on legal
went over to england on behalf of senator mccain and they got the dossier and they brought it back. john showed it to me and let me , il you that when i read it can't say what i said. it was scary. i thought they had compromised president trump. if you read this document, it is chilling. i told john we live in a weird world. i don't know if this is misinformation by russia, i don't know if trump did all of this stuff but i know that you and i cannot determine it. comey at it over to the fbi. he...
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senator mccain: thank you very much. general dempsey, in front of the house armed so versus to become a general breedlove testified, "i think mr. putin has not published his objectives in ukraine -- is more probable action in ukraine." in your opinion, do you think general breedlove is correct that putin will continue operations because he is not communicating his objectives? general dempsey: in a speech president putin referred to a concept he described as novo russia, which is new russia, which stretches across areas of ukraine, the eastern, southern oblast of ukraine and upwards. he said that is what his intention was to do, and to this point there action suggests to be they may actually be intent on, pushing it. senator mccain: does that convince you or give you the view that we should be providing defensive weaponry to ukraine? general dempsey: chairman, we have provided about $100 million and other kinds of aid. we have a program to provide -- senator mccain: the question is do you think we should provide defensive
senator mccain: thank you very much. general dempsey, in front of the house armed so versus to become a general breedlove testified, "i think mr. putin has not published his objectives in ukraine -- is more probable action in ukraine." in your opinion, do you think general breedlove is correct that putin will continue operations because he is not communicating his objectives? general dempsey: in a speech president putin referred to a concept he described as novo russia, which is new...
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chairman mccain was talking about the retirement reform. let me mention one other provision in the personnel section and that is a requirement that d.o.d. and the v.a. have the same formula for treating people for ptsd, sleep disorder and pain management. if you could do one thing, make sure the drug they get on when they are in the military they can stay on when they move to the v.a. system. the systems have not been able to do that. we require to do that. and my point is, there are 600 something provisions in this bill that do important things that the system is not able to do on its own and so that's part of the reason we have a separate branch of government to pass a defense authorization bill. among the reforms, as chairman mccain mentioned, is a beginning of acquisition reform and my shorthand version of it, if it takes us years to continue a new airplane and then out of date by the time it gets there. we have got to be better at being bretter in responding to threats and getting more value for the taxpayer dollars. we have a number o
chairman mccain was talking about the retirement reform. let me mention one other provision in the personnel section and that is a requirement that d.o.d. and the v.a. have the same formula for treating people for ptsd, sleep disorder and pain management. if you could do one thing, make sure the drug they get on when they are in the military they can stay on when they move to the v.a. system. the systems have not been able to do that. we require to do that. and my point is, there are 600...
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you heard senator mccain. they said they will hammer that this year, the mandatory spending cuts expected to go into effect in fiscal 2016. they are concerned that that can cripple the military. but as of now, we haven't seen much of an alternative land, just a bunch of thomas is that they need to get rid of this. the military absolutely needs to have that money. we heard more of that today. carter thinks it will harm national security. we heard senator mccain's are the same thing. but still no alternative. >> on arming the ukrainian rebels, what did he say? >> he was a little fuzzy on the specifics. he said he supported the idea and would look into it more. this is one of several different issues he will have to way into immediately. the pentagon has been in a wait and see mode. we will have to see where that lands when he gets into office. >> another issue brought up i several senators, including gillibrand and her owner military sexual harassment. he called the problem of sexual assault widespread in u.s. s
you heard senator mccain. they said they will hammer that this year, the mandatory spending cuts expected to go into effect in fiscal 2016. they are concerned that that can cripple the military. but as of now, we haven't seen much of an alternative land, just a bunch of thomas is that they need to get rid of this. the military absolutely needs to have that money. we heard more of that today. carter thinks it will harm national security. we heard senator mccain's are the same thing. but still no...
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after that, john mccain talks about iran. we will also have an update from the state department and hear from the son of the former leader of iran. >> the weekend of july 4 on book tv, discovered an unfamiliar side of the first president, with john ferling on the ascent of george washington. join us on "book tv." >> obama signs a bill expanding the authority of the food and drug administration. from the rose garden, this is about 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentleman, the president and vice president of the united states. [applause] [applause] >> have a seat. i am is thrilled to be here, or what is an extraordinary accomplishment for this congress. on one to talk about a few of my guests, a few feet -- if you people from the campaign -- [applause] we have the commissioner, hamburg, tom frieden, the cdc director,r and just some extraordinary members of congress here that are on stage, sen. todd, lautenberg, rep. waxman, dingle, platts, who did extraordinary work in getting this to move forward. i want to thank all of them but th
after that, john mccain talks about iran. we will also have an update from the state department and hear from the son of the former leader of iran. >> the weekend of july 4 on book tv, discovered an unfamiliar side of the first president, with john ferling on the ascent of george washington. join us on "book tv." >> obama signs a bill expanding the authority of the food and drug administration. from the rose garden, this is about 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentleman,...
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senator john mccain shares this three-hour hearing. sen. mccain: good morning. the committee meets today on the joint country has a plan of action which the u.s. and other major powers have signed with iran. we welcome our distinguished witnesses and thank them for joining us today. we appreciate the senators and secretary moniz and lew being here. for the record, i did not request the presence of it secretary kerry or moniz or secretary lew. i'm glad they are here, as their desire to do so. since this focus is today's hearing it's on a strategic and military implications of the iran agreement. what we want to know, among other things, is how this agreement will affect regional security proliferation, and the balance of power in the middle east, and what impact it may have on iran's maligned activities and hegemonic ambitions in the region. what it means for perceptions of american credit ability and resolve among our allies and partners, and what the consequences are for u.s. defense public hearing -- defense, policy. we concerted these broader strategic conseq
senator john mccain shares this three-hour hearing. sen. mccain: good morning. the committee meets today on the joint country has a plan of action which the u.s. and other major powers have signed with iran. we welcome our distinguished witnesses and thank them for joining us today. we appreciate the senators and secretary moniz and lew being here. for the record, i did not request the presence of it secretary kerry or moniz or secretary lew. i'm glad they are here, as their desire to do so....
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mccain: what is critical to all of us, mr. secretary, that we have verification and inspections of iranian activities because they have a clear record of cheating. secretary moniz: we agree. mr. mccain: so we agree, all of us, i believe, that we should see those instruments of verification. otherwise how can we make a thisment as to these -- agreement be enforced and verified with a country that has a long record of treating? -- cheating? secretary moniz: the iaea will then take the information that iran must provide by october 15 and complete the report. and at that time, i think we will understand the iaea's confidence in their verification measures. so we are -- i might say -- mr. mccain: so we are then dependent on the confidence of the iaea, not the actual viewing of the agreement and verification. i don't think many of us would agree with that process. general dempsey, you told the committee just a few weeks ago, quote, under no circumstances should we relieve pressure on iran relative to ballistic missile capabilities a
mccain: what is critical to all of us, mr. secretary, that we have verification and inspections of iranian activities because they have a clear record of cheating. secretary moniz: we agree. mr. mccain: so we agree, all of us, i believe, that we should see those instruments of verification. otherwise how can we make a thisment as to these -- agreement be enforced and verified with a country that has a long record of treating? -- cheating? secretary moniz: the iaea will then take the information...
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i am incensed with john mccain. how can we go into someone else's country in go and dictate americana? we need to urge them towards democracy, sure, with most parts of the world. we cannot go in and tell them to do exactly what we say. the people realize that the government has been lying to them about the way that we feel about iran. there were giving them a totally different ideology. president obama would love to have a nice, good diplomatic relationship with them, but he told them if they would unclench their fist we would work with them. host: thank you for your thoughts. we will look at what the president said yesterday at the end of a news conference with the south korean leader. >> i have said before that i have deep concerns about the election. i think that the world has the concerns about the election. you have seen in iran some initial reaction from the supreme leader that indicates he understands the running people have deep concerns about the election. it is not productive given the history of u.s./iran
i am incensed with john mccain. how can we go into someone else's country in go and dictate americana? we need to urge them towards democracy, sure, with most parts of the world. we cannot go in and tell them to do exactly what we say. the people realize that the government has been lying to them about the way that we feel about iran. there were giving them a totally different ideology. president obama would love to have a nice, good diplomatic relationship with them, but he told them if they...
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when i got the dossier, i remember very well, but john mccain went to the halifax security conference and somebody told him about this explosive document. and john said, ok, yeah, send it to me. i think somebody -- i can't remember who went over to england. who was it? someone went over to england on behalf of senator mccain and they got the dossier and they brought it back. john showed it to me and let me tell you that when i read it, i said, i can't say what i said. it was scary. i thought they had compromised president trump. if you read this document, it is chilling. i told john we live in a weird world. i don't know if this is misinformation by russia, i don't know if trump did all of this stuff but i know that you and i can't determine it. and john took it over to comey at the f.b.i. he locked it in his safe that night. and i can tell you, having looked at it, it was unnerving. here's what i would say -- if by then -- [cell phone ringing] [laughter] if by then, december 2017, you had numerous reports that steele was out to get trump, that things weren't on the up-and-up, that yo
when i got the dossier, i remember very well, but john mccain went to the halifax security conference and somebody told him about this explosive document. and john said, ok, yeah, send it to me. i think somebody -- i can't remember who went over to england. who was it? someone went over to england on behalf of senator mccain and they got the dossier and they brought it back. john showed it to me and let me tell you that when i read it, i said, i can't say what i said. it was scary. i thought...
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mccain: without objection. senator shaheen. senator: thank you for your efforts on this negotiation and for being here today. secretary carter, you're in the middle east last week. can you tell us what you heard from our allies in the middle east about what they felt about this agreement, specifically saudi arabia and israel? obviously, we have heard what prime minister netanyahu had to say. mr. carter: prime minister netanyahu was very clear and has been clear publicly in his opposition to the deal. we discussed that, but we discussed many other things as well. hezbollah's activity on the border with lebanon. in fact, i visited there. our missile defense activities, our cyber security cooperation our intelligence cooperation lots of other regional issues. we discussed many topics. he was very clear. senator: would you agree with the characterization that the israelis were united in their opposition to the agreement from left to right? mr. carter: i only spoke with the prime minister. he was as he has been publicly very clear.
mccain: without objection. senator shaheen. senator: thank you for your efforts on this negotiation and for being here today. secretary carter, you're in the middle east last week. can you tell us what you heard from our allies in the middle east about what they felt about this agreement, specifically saudi arabia and israel? obviously, we have heard what prime minister netanyahu had to say. mr. carter: prime minister netanyahu was very clear and has been clear publicly in his opposition to the...
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mccain: please, general. chairman dempsey said exactly there's thing, so clearly a disconnect between your view and that of our outgoing and ingoing of the joint chiefs of staff. really, in your view, everything should remain as it is. for example, do we think we no-fly zone in syria? >> that's a policy decision. mr. mccain: would you recommend it? >> not at this point. mr. mccain: would you recommend setting up a buffer zone in syria where refugeee may be able to come some be protected? will take a ground force to protect refugees. like to n: would you have a zone there? i don't see a force available. wouldn't be able to shoot down the aircraft as barrel bomb innocent men, women and children? we have capability to protect them mr. mccain: but you would not recommend it? you are telling us everything is fine, as we see hundreds and refugees.of slaughtered, as you see more and more iranian militia f the shi'ah that are the only ones that are the fighting. as i say, i've never seen a hearing that is as divorced
mccain: please, general. chairman dempsey said exactly there's thing, so clearly a disconnect between your view and that of our outgoing and ingoing of the joint chiefs of staff. really, in your view, everything should remain as it is. for example, do we think we no-fly zone in syria? >> that's a policy decision. mr. mccain: would you recommend it? >> not at this point. mr. mccain: would you recommend setting up a buffer zone in syria where refugeee may be able to come some be...
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senator mccain: sure. might answer also when you answer do you choose between fully funding the president's defense budget oco funding or funding at sequestration levels? secretary carter: well, the short answer is i hope we can do better than that. and my view hasn't changed since i came up here a few months ago on this issue and the chairman eluded to the problem. i hope very much a way will be found to come together and get beyond the gridlock that we have , and to give us a budget, a normal budget process that provides a stable runway for the department. i'll explain why that is so important. we've been going one year at a time budget cheerily -- bud getarily now for several years straight and it's extremely disruptive to the operations of the department. it is managerially inefficient because we're in this herky-jerky process. it is difficult to have a multiyear national defense strategy which we must have with one year at a time perspective. it's difficult to run large programs, shipbuilding programs
senator mccain: sure. might answer also when you answer do you choose between fully funding the president's defense budget oco funding or funding at sequestration levels? secretary carter: well, the short answer is i hope we can do better than that. and my view hasn't changed since i came up here a few months ago on this issue and the chairman eluded to the problem. i hope very much a way will be found to come together and get beyond the gridlock that we have , and to give us a budget, a normal...
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a little advantage to mccain. obama took the lead in the polls after that and one reason for that people said he came over as , angry, fidgety, and rigid. and he never recovered from that. gloria: you also write about the threshold a presidential candidate needs to cross. for barack obama, that may have been a threshold. talk about that. the candidate, people are looking at them eye-to-eye on their television sets. jim: that is the key to the whole thing. issue out case, the there, spoken and unspoken, was, is this guy ready to be president? is he cool under pressure? can this guy handle himself? up until the debate, they had seen the candidates in their own settings. political events, staged events by their own campaigns or whatever. alright now, how is obama going to handle himself against john mccain? now we are in the big leagues. let's see. well, obama presented himself as somebody who is calm, cool, much lighter, and confident. the other thing was, he had the confidence it took to be president. those things
a little advantage to mccain. obama took the lead in the polls after that and one reason for that people said he came over as , angry, fidgety, and rigid. and he never recovered from that. gloria: you also write about the threshold a presidential candidate needs to cross. for barack obama, that may have been a threshold. talk about that. the candidate, people are looking at them eye-to-eye on their television sets. jim: that is the key to the whole thing. issue out case, the there, spoken and...
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mccain: are we protecting them? secretary carter: they are operating -- they have not come under attack. mr. mccain: russia's air has not been attacking? i'm asking about the moderate syrian forces that are there. i'm asking the question about equip,hat will train and that are now being bombed by russia. mr. mccain: with wrist -- secretary carter: with forces to the title x the department of defense trains, they have not come under attack. mr. mccain: none of the moderate forces have come under attack? secretary carter: nine our title x program, no. ssad dosians and a attack moderate forces supported by the international coalition and one of the reasons why the russian approaches so -- mr. mccain: are we going to train these young people, rewind us and them into syria to fight, are we going to protect them from being barrel bombed and protected -- anyone we send in an train we're going to protect? secretary carter: we have an obligation to do that we have made that clear from the beginning. mr. mccain: we haven't do
mccain: are we protecting them? secretary carter: they are operating -- they have not come under attack. mr. mccain: russia's air has not been attacking? i'm asking about the moderate syrian forces that are there. i'm asking the question about equip,hat will train and that are now being bombed by russia. mr. mccain: with wrist -- secretary carter: with forces to the title x the department of defense trains, they have not come under attack. mr. mccain: none of the moderate forces have come under...
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mccain: without objection. senator shaheen. senator: thank you for your efforts on this negotiation and for being here today. secretary carter, you're in the middle east last week. can you tell us what you heard from our allies in the middle east about what they felt about this agreement, specifically saudi arabia and israel? obviously, we have heard what prime minister netanyahu had to say. mr. carter: prime minister netanyahu was very clear and has been clear publicly in his opposition to the deal. we discussed that, but we discussed many other things as well. hezbollah's activity on the border with lebanon. in fact, i visited there. our missile defense activities, our cyber security cooperation our intelligence cooperation lots of other regional issues. we discussed many topics. he was very clear. senator: would you agree with the characterization that the israelis were united in their opposition to the agreement from left to right? mr. carter: i only spoke with the prime minister. he was as he has been publicly very clear.
mccain: without objection. senator shaheen. senator: thank you for your efforts on this negotiation and for being here today. secretary carter, you're in the middle east last week. can you tell us what you heard from our allies in the middle east about what they felt about this agreement, specifically saudi arabia and israel? obviously, we have heard what prime minister netanyahu had to say. mr. carter: prime minister netanyahu was very clear and has been clear publicly in his opposition to the...
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senator mccain: thank you very much. chairman mc, in front of the house armed so versus to become a general breedlove testified " i think mr. pruden has not published his objectives in ukraine camusso next is more probable action in ukraine." in your opinion do you think general breedlove is correct that putin will continue operations because he is not congress his objectives? >> in a speech, president putin referred to a concept he described as novo russia, which is new russia, which stretches across areas of ukraine, the eastern, southern, oblast of ukraine and upwards. he said that is what his intention was to do, and to this point there action suggests to be they may actually be intent on, pushing it. senator mccain: does that convince you or give you the view that we should be providing defensive weaponry to ukraine? general dempsey: chairman, we have provided about $100 million and other kinds of aid. we have a program to provide -- senator mccain: the question is do you think we should provide defensive weaponry t
senator mccain: thank you very much. chairman mc, in front of the house armed so versus to become a general breedlove testified " i think mr. pruden has not published his objectives in ukraine camusso next is more probable action in ukraine." in your opinion do you think general breedlove is correct that putin will continue operations because he is not congress his objectives? >> in a speech, president putin referred to a concept he described as novo russia, which is new russia,...
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mccain: for example. secretary carter: some having to do with health care, adjustments in force structure. these are things the relevant armed services have determined are the optimal use of their resources. the authority to carry out those reforms has been denied. to allowpeal to you thereforms because it is professional judgment of the department of defense that a better use for those funds can be had. in years when it is difficult to find funding for the federal government and i understand the reasons, we have to use every did for the best use. we are not able to do that with some of the restrictions. that is why a would ask you to reconsider. thank you for the time to elaborate on that. senator mccain: i would also point out there is $11 billion in savings. staff, which will be glad to show you the dramatic growth. many other reforms that have been made. i look forward to looking at further reforms with you as we hearings and further, very necessary reforms that we feel are called for. reformsud of th
mccain: for example. secretary carter: some having to do with health care, adjustments in force structure. these are things the relevant armed services have determined are the optimal use of their resources. the authority to carry out those reforms has been denied. to allowpeal to you thereforms because it is professional judgment of the department of defense that a better use for those funds can be had. in years when it is difficult to find funding for the federal government and i understand...
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so i would, again, associate my comments with senator mccain. i think there is one person who can help us resolve this and that is the president of the united states. he needs to come up with a solution. physical i were him, and believe me, there is no chance that would happen. i would have the helicopter running on the capitol this evening and take the leadership of congress and the leadership of this committee to camp david and say nobody leaves until we get this thing solved. i hope he takes the initiative because right now we're slouching towards a catastrophe in the country, in terms of its economy and military readiness. i thank you for what you've done today and hopefully the message you have given us will have some impact throughout the congress and on the other end of pennsylvania avenue. we can solve this. this is ridiculous you've louse to be at this stage at this time given the seriousness of the danger. thank you very much. >> i suggest that the senator go and vote and the first vote and try to come back. so he can have his turn. it
so i would, again, associate my comments with senator mccain. i think there is one person who can help us resolve this and that is the president of the united states. he needs to come up with a solution. physical i were him, and believe me, there is no chance that would happen. i would have the helicopter running on the capitol this evening and take the leadership of congress and the leadership of this committee to camp david and say nobody leaves until we get this thing solved. i hope he takes...
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senator john mccain has had a number of witnesses before his panel talk about the combatant command structure and several of them have said that the current structure where you have regional commanders who have control of forces in their specific parts of the world, that that is not well suited for today's modern world where threats are increasingly global and transcends boundaries. i'm wondering how you think about that problem, if you are thinking about making any changes, yourself, to the combatant command structure as part of your own review of goldwater nickel. sec. carter: i am thinking about it a lot, i had the opportunity to discuss that with the committee and the chairman --terday and i think that i like the chairman other members of the committee, goldwater nichols was a great thing, did a lot of very important things, it did establish the combatant commander situation. however, that was in an era of before there was this big need for trans regional and trans functional integration. so that is an aria that cannot have been foreseen at the time. and that we now see clearly. i willvie
senator john mccain has had a number of witnesses before his panel talk about the combatant command structure and several of them have said that the current structure where you have regional commanders who have control of forces in their specific parts of the world, that that is not well suited for today's modern world where threats are increasingly global and transcends boundaries. i'm wondering how you think about that problem, if you are thinking about making any changes, yourself, to the...
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thank you. >> thank you, senator mccain. senator udall. >> thank you for holding this very important hearing. i want to acknowledge secretary gates, the work you've done to put a plan in place and admiral mullen, i think the centerpiece of your statement will be long remembered for the courage and the integrity and with which you outlined your own personal beliefs and how we can proceed. i'm proud to hail from the region of the country, the rocky mountain west, where we have a live and let live attitude. some people would call it small l libertarianism. the choices people make are not the government's business. and i can't help but think about the great arizona, i grew up in arizona, my father was an arizonan, my mother was a coloradan, i had a great honor to represent colorado now, but barry goldwater once said you don't have to be straight to shoot straight. and that's the opportunity that we have here today as the congress and the pentagon moves forward. i have a few concerns i would like to share in the couple minutes th
thank you. >> thank you, senator mccain. senator udall. >> thank you for holding this very important hearing. i want to acknowledge secretary gates, the work you've done to put a plan in place and admiral mullen, i think the centerpiece of your statement will be long remembered for the courage and the integrity and with which you outlined your own personal beliefs and how we can proceed. i'm proud to hail from the region of the country, the rocky mountain west, where we have a live...
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senator mccain spoke on the senate floor. mr. mccain: mr. president, we now have information that the russians have now launched airstrikes in syria, ostensibly against isis. in reality it is not clear. in fact, there is information that some of these strikes were at homes, and the latest information is that these syrian observatory -- the syrian observatory for human rights reports that at least 27 people were killed and that six children were among the dead. these strikes near the city of homs is not under control of isis of the islamic state. so already we are seeing the true intentions of vladimir putin, which is to maintain a strong position in syria, his foothold in the middle east, and his propping up of bashar assad. bashar assad, who has killed at least 250,000 of his own citizens through the horrible process of barrel bombing, has driven millions into refugee status, with the full and complete support of iran and vladimir putin. i say to my colleagues, over the past six and a half years, president obama has sounded retreat across t
senator mccain spoke on the senate floor. mr. mccain: mr. president, we now have information that the russians have now launched airstrikes in syria, ostensibly against isis. in reality it is not clear. in fact, there is information that some of these strikes were at homes, and the latest information is that these syrian observatory -- the syrian observatory for human rights reports that at least 27 people were killed and that six children were among the dead. these strikes near the city of...
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senator mccain: senator kaine. senator kaine: i have a number of questions and concerns about the ongoing mission of isil which i'll address, but i got to begin by just saying my concerns about the administration strategy peel next -- pale next to my concerns about congress and what congress is doing. what congress is supposed to do is to provide a budget to you to defend the nation. and win this battle. congress is supposed to authorize a war that is now 11 months in. we have not done either. we are not giving you a budget. we are using a gimmick and whether the gimmick is the gimmicks of the past continuing resolutions or the current gimmick du jour, which is a use of nonrecurring o.c.o. funding we are not giving you the budget. we are not doing it because let's just be blunt, congress to this point has decided the budget caps enacted in august of 2011 is a higher national priority than defeating isil. and as long as we view that as a higher national priority than defeating isil, we are not going to give you the
senator mccain: senator kaine. senator kaine: i have a number of questions and concerns about the ongoing mission of isil which i'll address, but i got to begin by just saying my concerns about the administration strategy peel next -- pale next to my concerns about congress and what congress is doing. what congress is supposed to do is to provide a budget to you to defend the nation. and win this battle. congress is supposed to authorize a war that is now 11 months in. we have not done either....
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i applaud chairman mccain, senator reid, chairman thornberry, each of whom i was able to speak to earlier this morning, and also congressman smith. i look forward to continuing to work closely with all of them in their committees because when it comes to these fundamental matters of our national security, that's what we have to do. work together. now let me begin with transregional and transfunctional integration and advice, imperative considering the challenges we face today are less likely than ever before to confine themselves to neat regional or functional boundaries. our campaign to deliver isil a lasting defeat is one example. as we and our coalition partners have take then fight to isil both in its parent tumor in iraq and syria, and where it's metastasizing, our combatant commanders from central command, european command, africa command, special operations command have had to coordinate efforts more than ever before. increasingly, i've also brought strategic command and cybercommand into these operations. as well. to leverage their unique capabilities in space and cyberto contribu
i applaud chairman mccain, senator reid, chairman thornberry, each of whom i was able to speak to earlier this morning, and also congressman smith. i look forward to continuing to work closely with all of them in their committees because when it comes to these fundamental matters of our national security, that's what we have to do. work together. now let me begin with transregional and transfunctional integration and advice, imperative considering the challenges we face today are less likely...
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bush and alan keyes, senator mccain bypassed iowa that year. what should we know about that -- the top three results getters in the state of iowa. john mccain bypassed iowa that your. what should we know about that caucus? mr. yepsen: we are starting to see a notion of three tickets out of iowa. three plane tickets from des moines to manchester. first class, coach, and standby. if you were not in the top three, your chances were limited. you did not get much of a bounce. so that was at work on the republican side. on the democratic side, gore, bradley contest, gore was the winner handily. bradley was more to the left. the issue was health care. what we were starting to see by the time is on the democratic side, while the accusation is made that the whole process pulls democrats too far to the left to get elected in november, it is also true that among different fields of candidates, a more centrist democrat will do well. going back to jimmy carter. there were a couple of candidates to his left in the 1976 campaign. bradley was more on the progr
bush and alan keyes, senator mccain bypassed iowa that year. what should we know about that -- the top three results getters in the state of iowa. john mccain bypassed iowa that your. what should we know about that caucus? mr. yepsen: we are starting to see a notion of three tickets out of iowa. three plane tickets from des moines to manchester. first class, coach, and standby. if you were not in the top three, your chances were limited. you did not get much of a bounce. so that was at work on...
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john mccain, the eventual nominee, just 13%. we've got a bit of video from governor huckabee on election night. let's watch and then we will come back in here your analysis. tonight what we have seen is a new day in american politics. a new day is needed in american politics. and tonight, it starts here in iowa. but it does not end here. it goes all the way through the other states and ends in 1600 pennsylvania avenue. host: david? guest: well, again, the importance of the religious conservatives in the republican party, huckabee mobilized them. he was a very effective speaker, part politician and part preacher. he came from hope, arkansas where president clinton comes from. the joke in that campaign was what is in the water in hope, arkansas that enables these fiery candidates to come out and do so well? the other thing that ever member the first time the three tickets notion was broken and john mccain did finish fourth. and then went on to win the nomination. first class, coach, standby, and baggage. host: on the democratic si
john mccain, the eventual nominee, just 13%. we've got a bit of video from governor huckabee on election night. let's watch and then we will come back in here your analysis. tonight what we have seen is a new day in american politics. a new day is needed in american politics. and tonight, it starts here in iowa. but it does not end here. it goes all the way through the other states and ends in 1600 pennsylvania avenue. host: david? guest: well, again, the importance of the religious...
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c-span,ay night on cindy mccain, the widow of senator john mccain and vicki kennedy, the widow of senator edward kennedy talk about their husbands careers and legacies in a conversation about public service at the kennedy school of government at harvard university. next, a panel on human rights and democracy with the former state department official and other foreign-policy analysts. this discussion was part of the annual conference on the state of the world and was hosted by florida international university and the mccain institute. it is just over an hour. >> >> greetings of those gathered at the state of the world conference. i
c-span,ay night on cindy mccain, the widow of senator john mccain and vicki kennedy, the widow of senator edward kennedy talk about their husbands careers and legacies in a conversation about public service at the kennedy school of government at harvard university. next, a panel on human rights and democracy with the former state department official and other foreign-policy analysts. this discussion was part of the annual conference on the state of the world and was hosted by florida...
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>> i was the chief policy advisor senator john mccain. he advocated for gas tax holiday. it was a terrible idea then, impossible for me to defend. it's a tiny one time thing temporarily in the face of chronic inflation. host: this is a viewer from twitter saying the problem of inflation -- economic lockdown causes supply disruptions. >> the supply chain issue is real and it's just the manifestation of the supply chain around the globe. but the u.s. also has the demand problem that i mentioned. if you look at 2021, europe which had all the supply chain problems so it's inflation rise by about one percentage point a quarter. the u.s. got the 1% in the second quarter, we got an extra couple of percentage points. you can't just point to the supply chain and say that's the problem. to do so as to miss the larger policy mistakes. host: brenda is in philadelphia on the democrat line. caller: -- inflation -- i hope he gets nominated again for the president thing. because under trump administration, this country was going off the edge of the earth. [indiscernible] all the importan
>> i was the chief policy advisor senator john mccain. he advocated for gas tax holiday. it was a terrible idea then, impossible for me to defend. it's a tiny one time thing temporarily in the face of chronic inflation. host: this is a viewer from twitter saying the problem of inflation -- economic lockdown causes supply disruptions. >> the supply chain issue is real and it's just the manifestation of the supply chain around the globe. but the u.s. also has the demand problem that i...
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mccain: good morning. the senate armed services committee joins to consider the nomination of general dunford as joint chiefs of staff. general dunford is no stranger to this committee. he was our commander in afghanistan and many posts before that. he is a warrior and a leader of the highest quality and we are grateful for his 38 years of distinguished service. we're also thankful for the sacrifices general dunford's family has made over the years and their willingness to lend him to the nation once again. we welcome you to introduced members of your family joining you this morning. i would like to take this moment to express our special thanks to your wife ellen. we know how much his service and future absence will rest on you and we honor the sacrifices you are making through your continued support to our nation, not to mention the downgrade in your residence. [laughter] that will be part of this. the next chairman will have to conduct the military to confront the most diverse and array of global crises
mccain: good morning. the senate armed services committee joins to consider the nomination of general dunford as joint chiefs of staff. general dunford is no stranger to this committee. he was our commander in afghanistan and many posts before that. he is a warrior and a leader of the highest quality and we are grateful for his 38 years of distinguished service. we're also thankful for the sacrifices general dunford's family has made over the years and their willingness to lend him to the...
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thornberry: i think the key place to start is, i think senator mccain is just as committed to this as we are in the house. so it will be a major part of his efforts. we have talked about this from day one when each of us were chosen for these positions, and we are coordinating closely every step of the way. now you are right. it doesn't mean the senate committee is going to have the same language as the house committee. certainly both of us will go to our respective floors, various amendments come and go, and so we'll have to reconcile all that. but i think there is a tremendous amount of common perspective here and that's part of the reason i'm persuaded by -- that those people who say this is fairly rare, especially those skeptics who said i have heard this before, it is fairly rare to have that commitment in the senate and house and the department and you really do have it this time and it takes that, in order to really make the changes, not just at a superficial level but in a deeper cultural level. but i also think the people who work in the system are hungry for that. i mean, th
thornberry: i think the key place to start is, i think senator mccain is just as committed to this as we are in the house. so it will be a major part of his efforts. we have talked about this from day one when each of us were chosen for these positions, and we are coordinating closely every step of the way. now you are right. it doesn't mean the senate committee is going to have the same language as the house committee. certainly both of us will go to our respective floors, various amendments...
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more of them voted for mitt romney than voted for mccain. the only two groups that voted more for mccain than romney were asians and hispanics, the two largest immigrant groups this country has been taken in for the last 30 years. teddy kennedy specifically designed his immigration act of 1965 to change america temperature graphically without checking with the american people. it is impossible to immigrant here from europe. 80% of our immigrants come from the third world, 60% of them go on welfare, the higher percentage of native-born americans. we have a more dependent society. we have people who want welfare and we cannot get the votes of the dependent society without changing our policies. they are awful people, those democrats. every time -- [applause] every time a woman has a child out of wedlock, they think oh, great another democratic voter. every time a family gets divorced another democratic voter. every time someone goes on welfare, they think fantastic another democratic voter. we offer jobs and opportunities, and i hope we offer
more of them voted for mitt romney than voted for mccain. the only two groups that voted more for mccain than romney were asians and hispanics, the two largest immigrant groups this country has been taken in for the last 30 years. teddy kennedy specifically designed his immigration act of 1965 to change america temperature graphically without checking with the american people. it is impossible to immigrant here from europe. 80% of our immigrants come from the third world, 60% of them go on...
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john mccain says okay, not mr. obama. >> how did the mccain hearings come about? >> the people on the democratic party initiated hearings in the majority party in the senate and the initiative hearings and held hearings of senator mccain and ted olson if i remember correctly. they submitted briefs and the matter was voted on and was made that he was a natural born citizen. >> i recall that. the question is have you sought to initiate that kind of process? >> through congress? we don't have the right to do that, your honor. only members of congress. >> you don't have a right to petition congress? >> we can petition them but only a member of congress. >> so you're saying that -- nobody pressed them to do that? >> i don't know, your honor. but the ruling by converse was in essence non-binding. it didn't have the weight of the wall. >> i would like to reserve my time if i may. >> thank you, your honor. >> to start the clock again. each side gets ten minutes. >> ten minutes? >> each gets ten minutes. >> 20 to push a button? i'm sorry. >> it's right below you there. you
john mccain says okay, not mr. obama. >> how did the mccain hearings come about? >> the people on the democratic party initiated hearings in the majority party in the senate and the initiative hearings and held hearings of senator mccain and ted olson if i remember correctly. they submitted briefs and the matter was voted on and was made that he was a natural born citizen. >> i recall that. the question is have you sought to initiate that kind of process? >> through...
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john mccain was there very gracious,ly welcoming us. i have to tell you. despite every effort of the elite media to prop up joe biden and pretend he actually knows what he's doing, i felt looking at john mccain and sarah pail lynn this country would have been amazingly better off had they been in the white house. [cheers and applause] >> i also want to say that i think on behalf of both campaign committees that john voice has given you your battle cry for the next year and a half. and i say this having once with haley barber and bob doll crisscrossed the country when we've been out of power for 40 years and people thought we were absolutely out of our minds to suggest we could actually win a majority. i think the phrase "do not tell me it can't be done" is about as good a way to start thinking about 2010 and 2012 as you could imagine. [applause] >> and i think our goal should be to reach out to the american people in every possible way, to make sure that john baner becomes the speaker of the house in january of 2011, that mitch mcconnell becomes the senate
john mccain was there very gracious,ly welcoming us. i have to tell you. despite every effort of the elite media to prop up joe biden and pretend he actually knows what he's doing, i felt looking at john mccain and sarah pail lynn this country would have been amazingly better off had they been in the white house. [cheers and applause] >> i also want to say that i think on behalf of both campaign committees that john voice has given you your battle cry for the next year and a half. and i...
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mccain: for example. secretary carter: some having to do with health care, adjustments in force structure. these are things the relevant armed services have determined are the optimal use of their resources. the authority to carry out those reforms has been denied. to allowpeal to you thereforms because it is professional judgment of the department of defense that a better use for those funds can be had. in years when it is difficult to find funding for the federal government and i understand the reasons, we have to use every did for the best use. we are not able to do that with some of the restrictions. that is why a would ask you to reconsider. thank you for the time to elaborate on that. senator mccain: i would also point out there is $11 billion in savings. staff, which will be glad to show you the dramatic growth. many other reforms that have been made. i look forward to looking at further reforms with you as we hearings and further, very necessary reforms that we feel are called for. reformsud of th
mccain: for example. secretary carter: some having to do with health care, adjustments in force structure. these are things the relevant armed services have determined are the optimal use of their resources. the authority to carry out those reforms has been denied. to allowpeal to you thereforms because it is professional judgment of the department of defense that a better use for those funds can be had. in years when it is difficult to find funding for the federal government and i understand...
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are in a and you are captured by the to haveou cannot expect tea. 50 years after his capture, john mccain talks about the impact of the vietnam war on his life and the country, today at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. we welcome back newt gingrich, out with a new book. and your wife's book and her new posting. george w. bush is in new york this week and said politics seems to be more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. your reaction? >> i think there are real differences
are in a and you are captured by the to haveou cannot expect tea. 50 years after his capture, john mccain talks about the impact of the vietnam war on his life and the country, today at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. we welcome back newt gingrich, out with a new book. and your wife's book and her new posting. george w. bush is in new york this week and said politics seems to be more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. your reaction? >> i think there are...
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. -- johne been pulling mccain was out for bill cassidy. it is drawing a lot of attention. we will see how it gets. is up aw, early voting bit from past years. about 200,000 people have early voted at this point. i guess we will see how much the big names are drawing out. how much money is being spent on this race? demographics to watch for? caller: gosh. i have not looked at the amount spent. was the most, it expensive race in the country. millions of dollars being poured into it right now. itis not worth tracking because they're constantly running ads on tv. ho all to figure out w these groups are. the last poll showed 14% undecided. it's finding out who those undecided voters are. mattere ads streaming in to them? host: we will have live coverage at 8:00 p.m. of the debate between senator landrieu and cassidy. governor debate. jason carter is a state senator and the grandson of jimmy carter. governor deal was elected in 2010. of a stationurtesy in atlanta. vote.is your voice, your this is the debate for georgia governor. here is your moderator. >> good evening. welcome t
. -- johne been pulling mccain was out for bill cassidy. it is drawing a lot of attention. we will see how it gets. is up aw, early voting bit from past years. about 200,000 people have early voted at this point. i guess we will see how much the big names are drawing out. how much money is being spent on this race? demographics to watch for? caller: gosh. i have not looked at the amount spent. was the most, it expensive race in the country. millions of dollars being poured into it right now....
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senator mccain. he asked if you can confirm it or not. secretary carter: i can. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to get back to syria and to some of the chairman was asking about safe stones. we seem lost. at confusionand about what to do next, unable to put any real marker down or have any plan for success. the people are voting with their feet. they are leaving. there are refugees all over the world now. and we have the opportunity to set up safe zones. we aret i hear is worried about the russians, we are worried about the syrians, we are worried about all these things. at what point do we put a plan together? and tell them, stay out of the way? >> i distinguish a safe zone from a no-fly zone. a safe zone is on the ground. we have analyzed them and discuss them with partners in the region. they are principally not in regions where we would expect them to be contested. they have to be defended against that threat. that is the military undertaking. people in the region, we have not made that recommendation. >> how many people have to leave before we make that decision? secretary
senator mccain. he asked if you can confirm it or not. secretary carter: i can. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to get back to syria and to some of the chairman was asking about safe stones. we seem lost. at confusionand about what to do next, unable to put any real marker down or have any plan for success. the people are voting with their feet. they are leaving. there are refugees all over the world now. and we have the opportunity to set up safe zones. we aret i hear is worried about...
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cindy mccain, the wife of the late senator john mccain will talk about the relationship between joe biden and her late husband. here is an excerpt. ♪ >> it was a friendship that should not have worked. pilot, juster navy released from a north vietnamese prison, joe, a young senator , but in thee 1970's, joe was assigned as a military aid for a trip overseas. liaison and carried your bags. >> he never carried my backs. -- bags. he was supposed to, but didn't. >> they traveled thousands of miles together. the families got to know each other, gathering for picnics in the backyard. >> joke, it was like a comedy show sometimes. , it was like a comedy show sometimes. steve: that is an example of the relationship, but it is obvious eyey never saw light, -- i t to eye. alexi: that's right. that is a theme of tonight's convention. they are trying to paint a contrasting leadership between joe biden and president trump, by saying joe biden is a man of good character who can work across the aisle, and formed genuine connections with folks, even when he does not agree with them totally on politics.
cindy mccain, the wife of the late senator john mccain will talk about the relationship between joe biden and her late husband. here is an excerpt. ♪ >> it was a friendship that should not have worked. pilot, juster navy released from a north vietnamese prison, joe, a young senator , but in thee 1970's, joe was assigned as a military aid for a trip overseas. liaison and carried your bags. >> he never carried my backs. -- bags. he was supposed to, but didn't. >> they traveled...
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chairman. >> thank you, senator mccain. and i will put the balance of my statement in the record -- and there's part i don't have your statement, that will be made part of the record if you wish. secretary gates, we welcome you. admiral mullen, please proceed. >> mr. chairman, members of the >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, thank opportunity to appear before you to request the budget request for fiscal year 2011. i first want to thank you for your support of the men and women of the united states military these many years. these troops are part of an extraordinary generation of americans who have answered their country's call. they have fought our wars, protected our interests and allies around the globe, and as we have seen recently in haiti, they have also demonstrated compassion and decency in the face of incomprehensible loss. i have a brief opening statement to provide an overview of the budget request. my submitted statement includes many more details that i know are of interest to the committee. >> mr. secr
chairman. >> thank you, senator mccain. and i will put the balance of my statement in the record -- and there's part i don't have your statement, that will be made part of the record if you wish. secretary gates, we welcome you. admiral mullen, please proceed. >> mr. chairman, members of the >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, thank opportunity to appear before you to request the budget request for fiscal year 2011. i first want to thank you for your support of the men...